Sonnen lost out to Silva at UFC 117 after edging the first four rounds, and then again at UFC 148.

"Look, here's the reality with Anderson. I stomped that guy, and you can pick up his little arm as many times as you want and call him the winner, but the fact is I whipped his ass for 30 minutes," he said.

"He got to jump on me for less than 30 seconds. He never knocked me down. I fell down. They say Anderson's the best pound-for-pound. He's not the best round-for-round."

And on the fight this Saturday against light-heavyweight title holder Jones, Sonnen said: "Sometimes I hear that I don't deserve this fight, or that I'm not the right guy. But then I hear that Anderson can beat [Jones]. You've got to be kidding me. I stomped Anderson Silva, twice."